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Timeline
| 1384 |
Apr |
Criticism of Richard
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At a session of Parliament held this year both John of Gaunt and Thomas of Woodstock argued with Richard about the way in which the country was being run, his finances and the influences of his advisors. |
| 1385 |
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Richard make his uncles Dukes
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Richard gave his uncles Edmund of Langley and Thomas of Woodstock new titles. He made Edmund the Duke of York and made Thomas the Duke of Gloucester. |
| 1386 |
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Richard makes de Vere more powerful
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Robert gave the title of Marquis of Dublin to his favourite Robert de Vere. This gave de Vere power over all royal lands in Ireland and made him almost as powerful as Richard's uncles. |
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Commission appointed
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With the French threatening to invade, Richard's continued disregard of his uncles' requests to remove his Chancellor and Treasurer from office, a delegation met Richard at Eltham. His uncle, Duke of Gloucester acted as spokesman for Parliament. He reminded Richard of his duties and demanded that his advisors be removed. He reminded Richard that if he didn't comply he could be removed from his position as King. Richard had little choice and a commission was set up to oversee the king's affairs. |
| 1387 |
Dec 19 |
Battle of Radcot Bridge
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Forces belonging to the Lords Appellant defeated forces led by Robert de Vere, the favourite of Richard II. |
| 1397 |
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Thomas Arundel exiled
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Shortly after becoming Archbishop of Canterbury Thomas Arundel was exiled by Richard II because of his support for the lords appellant who opposed the King's misrule of the country. |
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 RICHARD (II, King of England 1377-1399)
John (of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster)
Edmund (of Langley, Duke of York)
Vere, Robert de (Duke of Ireland)
Beauchamp, Thomas (12th earl of Warwick)
Arundel, Thomas
Canterbury Cathedral
| Episodes | | | The Early Modern Period describes a period in history roughly between 1500 and 1800. This section contains some of the early episodes that occurred in the period. |
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